WHY OF SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT GERANIUMS AND SNAKES
Harving King explains a rural belief that geraniums repel snakes and flies, tracing the idea to pelargonium and the crane's bill myth. The article notes the true geranium’s name origin and myths about plant life transforming to animal life, with a note on sugar production from wood by Professor Hogglund of Sbo Academy.
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United States
South Africa
Arctic Sea
Crnne
Hogglund
Sbo Academy
Finland
Three Glasses Water Help Constipation Remedy
A health ad urges drinking three glasses of water one hour before breakfast to relieve constipation. It suggests adding a teaspoon of Adlerika glycerin saline compound to each glass to clear both upper and lower bowel waste, stop gas, and ease sour stomach within ten minutes. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Summer care of the sheep flock
A Missouri Farmer writer outlines summer fly control for sheep. Preventive measures include sheep dip with pine tar, cleanup of rear wool, and close monitoring for blowflies and maggots. Use gasoline cautiously for maggot relief, followed by tar and oil. inspect for mud between toes and hedges thorns that can cause limp and sickness.
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Missouri
Biennial Sweet Clover Gains Wide Range of Use
Biennial sweet clover is extensively grown across parts of the United States as a pasture and hay crop. It fits into rotations, improves soil, and yields heavy pasture per acre with fair hay. Many have pastured or fed it successfully, though rare bloating or sickness can occur in some animals. risks are small compared to benefits.
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United States
Live Stock Care Tips From Farm Notes
Farm notes advise watching horses and mules shoulders and exercising pregnant ewes. Disinfect old hog houses with crude oil to curb lice and protect fawns and litters from cold and rain. Alfalfa and clover pastures aid pig appetite. milk and pasture fatten lambs. Lambs on grass and calves on clover boost old farms. Early spring pigs help with proper care. Lamb weight per animal tests market success. Sheep may eat raw potatoes. two and a half pounds of potatoes per sheep. Coal is unnecessary for hogs. wood charcoal aids digestion. About two pounds cooked potatoes with grain and hay suit sheep. Raw sliced potatoes may be fed if disease and dirt free.
Grayson Man Entered First Texas Entry for 1929 Grain Show
J. H. Hudgins of Portsboro becomes the first Texas entrant for the 1929 International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago set for November 30 to December 7. His entries include ten ear and single ear samples of White Dent corn.
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Grayson County
J. H. Hudgins
Portsboro
Texas
Chicago
Hudgins
New South Wales
Alaska
Australia
Canada
B. H. Heide
Knows His Ribs Pedestrian Quips About Tires
A cartoonish exchange features a pedestrian choosing balloon tires over high pressure, while explaining he owns no car and prefers walking. The dialogue relies on quick punchlines and playful wordplay about tires.
Medical News Jottings and Health Notes
High heels face censure from Dr. Joel Ki. Goldthwait while Dr. C. P. Robinson debunks the dog days rabies myth. The U S Department of Agriculture recommends sulfur flowers on clothing to deter chiggers. New pneumococci types identified in New York City with serums developed for five. Spend your money in Whitewright.
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Joel Ki. Goldthwait
C. P. Robinson
Ohio State Health Department
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New York City
Cat Starves At Grave Refusing Owner’s Burial Site
In Rugley England a black cat named Tabby perished after refusing to abandon the grave of her dead owner Osmond Dobree, starving beside the headstone and becoming a local mournful symbol.
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Grave Rugley
Eng
Osmond Dobree
Tabby
Where The Shoe Pinches A Wife Flees In Car With Suitor
In a local melodrama a husband confronts his wife about leaving with another man and their new car, prompting astonishment and questions about the loss. The scene captures domestic farce amid sudden romance and car trouble.
Silly Exchange Prompts Printing Ad From The Sun
A fragment shows a character teasing about past dates with a wry man asking if she has been with worse looking fellows. She remains silent as the scene hints at social banter. The text concludes with an advertisement urging readers to buy Printing from The Sun.
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Fellows
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Grayson
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